近年來,中國碩士研究生招收(recruitment)規(guī)模不斷擴大，致使本科生報考碩士研究生的人數(shù)逐年增加。除了大學畢業(yè)生對學術(shù)的追求以及社會對高端人才(top-level talent)的需求增加外，就業(yè)壓力大也是造成考研熱(postgraduate craze)的關鍵因素�；�于人才市場競爭日益激烈，工作崗位供不應求，很多大學生畢業(yè)后選擇繼續(xù)深造而不是就業(yè)。雖然考研熱在某種程度上反映了社會需求，但是也給大學生帶來了巨大的心理壓力。因此，中國高校需向?qū)W生提供適當?shù)木蜆I(yè)指導。

　　China is expanding its recruitment of postgraduates in recent years. As a result, the number of undergraduates taking graduate school entrance exam is increasing with each passing year. Besides college graduates，academic pursuit and the society's increasing demand for top-level talents, intense employment pressure is the key contributor to postgraduate craze. As the competition in the job market is increasingly fierce and supply of jobs fails short of demand, many college choose to further their study rather than enter the job market after graduation. Although postgraduate craze is to some extent an indication of social needs, it also brings enormous psychological stress to college students. Therefore, universities in China should provide students with prefer career guidance.